Now there was (A)a wall all around the outside of the [a]temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six [b]cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.

The Eastern Gateway of the Temple

Then he went to the gateway which faced (B)east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit. house
  2. Ezekiel 40:5 A royal cubit of about 21 inches

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